Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| 7407425 | Walled structure apparatus A walled structure apparatus generally orientated perpendicular to a horizontal surface, the apparatus including a first panel with a major plane, a corner and a notch, a second panel with a major plane, a corner and a tab received with the notch, and a hinge struct... | 08/05/2008 |
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| 6932667 | Wrist band call conditioner for friction game calls A wrist band call conditioner (10) is intended to be conveniently worn around the wrist of a hunter during an active hunt. The wrist band call conditioner is to be used when needed to clean and condition friction game call sound producing surfaces. The wrist ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6848967 | Transformable toy A transformable toy with which children play, wherein arms of the toy are formed integrally with legs of the toy, respectively, and the arms and the legs easily pass through-holes formed in a body part of the toy in such a manner that the lengths of the arms are lon... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6676478 | Teddy bear plush toy and game combination A teddy bear plush toy and game combination is disclosed, comprised of a plush, or stuffed, toy that is configured as a teddy bear. The teddy bears holds a container configured to resemble a bee hive. The container has a removable lid. Small bee-shaped pl... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6623328 | Dismemberable canine appeasement device and method A method of appeasing a domestic animal comprising the steps of forming members having a fabric exterior member interface surfaces. The member interface surfaces are capable of repeated nondestructive disconnection and reconnection via attachment means. M... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6568981 | Soft brick modular building construction set A construction piece covered at least partially with display loop fabric and having one or more double sided hook-surfaced tabs removably affixed to said fabric so as to permit the attachment of one construction piece to another.... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6554685 | Soft foldable toy A toy including a base made of a flexible sheet and painted or printed to have the appearance of grass, streets, rivers, lakes, and the like, and one or more structures configured for being reversibly folded into a flattened shape and unfolded to resemble... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6517406 | Sports ball dolls A doll having a sports ball body with attachments connected thereto. The attachments are preferably connected with hooks and loops, commonly known as Velcro(™) with cooperating connectors on the ball body. The body connectors are preferably located on a... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6475051 | Child's toy Described is a child's toy that is useful for assisting a child in imaginative play. The toy of the present invention has two primary embodiments: a sock mounted embodiment and a shoe mounted embodiment. The sock-mounted embodiment comprises a sock and a ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6475057 | Multi-function mobile A multi-function mobile comprising an elongate, flexible support bar defining opposed first and second end portions. Attached to the support bar is a connector mechanism which is moveable between latched and unlatched positions. The first and second end p... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6443794 | Toy A planar toy element interchangeably attached to other planar toy elements to form an arrangement of elements which may define a planar or three-dimensional object. The planar element may be pliable or soft, may be soft or may have toy items attached ther... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6439947 | Marking system and method for toys and similar objects A system and method for providing a visible marker when at least two objects are combined. The visible marker may be any desired marking but, in the preferred embodiment, is a heart-shape. The two objects may be two-dimensional, such as cards, or three-di... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6280282 | Toy building set A toy building set includes a plurality of building members each including at least one coupling mechanism for coupling with similar coupling mechanisms in other building members. The coupling mechanism including a proximal portion and a distal portion co... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6250021 | Temporary or semi-permanent shelter Starting from flat partly assembled components, this shelter, when erected, includes tubular roof-reinforcing and attachment beams disposed against roof segments and sidewalls.... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6224382 | Method and apparatus for developing computer screen layout A method and apparatus for developing a computer screen layout provides a plurality of physically manipulable pieces each representing one of a plurality of computer screen objects. The pieces are removably secured to a surface representing a computer scr... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6155836 | System for teaching mathematics A system for teaching mathematics to beginning students includes a series of gloves and/or finger puppets, with the digits representing non-sequential number series (e.g., two, four, six, etc.). Students are taught to count various non-sequential number s... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6132821 | Sculpted wall adornment A three-dimensional soft sculpture wall adornment is made of a pliable and lightweight material. The wall adornment has a raised relief front surface and a back that is at least partially flat. The raised relief has a minimum total relief contrast that as... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6113454 | Amusement center for rear facing infant child seats An amusement center for rear facing child seats consisting of a soft flexible display structure, a way of supporting the soft, flexible display structure, at least one entertainment item, and a way for attaching the entertainment item to the display struc... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6102768 | Segmented object for use as an advertising item, promotional item, toy, or decorative figure An object, which can be used as an advertising item, promotional item, toy, or decorative figure, is segmented into at least two portions which are mounted in an aligned fashion on opposing sides of a surface so that the object appears to be extending thr... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6076946 | Flashlight housing with multiple surface angles for directing light A spherical housing (11) having multiple flats (1-8) about the surface of the housing with adhesive means (i.e. . . . magnets) that enable it to adhere to an alternate surface. Multiple flats (1-8) are arranged around the housing (11) for the purpose of d... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6022259 | Apparatus for storing fashion doll clothes and accessories A fashion doll clothes holder for doll clothes and accessories of the type having fasteners having a plurality of panels hingedly connected together to form an enclosure. The enclosure has an inner surface including fasteners adapted to releasably engage ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6010387 | Modular multi-layer three-dimensional figures from rearrangable flexible elements A display system is shown which comprises, in combination, a display panel and a modular multi-layer three dimensional figure which can be readily disassembled and re-assembled in different forms. The display panel has a structural member with a first and... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5964634 | Soft brick modular building construction set A kit for building objects from block-like construction pieces comprising a plurality of construction pieces, each having a core made of resilient flexible foam material and having a plurality of planar faces, an outer cover snugly fitting over and comple... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5947786 | Educational blocks with enhanced manipulation features The invention discloses an educational block having a frame member portion with a thickness appropriate for grasping, and a translucent window portion, the edge of which cooperates with the inner surface of portions of the frame member portion.... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5897421 | Alpha beanie buddies A bean bag alphanumeric figure is provided comprised of a first fabric side and a second fabric side having indicia of a face on the exterior of the first fabric side. The first fabric side and the second fabric side are held together in attachment so as ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5871387 | Toy for repeated adjustable mounting A toy which can be manually, easily, and repeatedly mounted on a wide range of vertical surfaces and remain fixed in place until its position is adjusted by removal and replacement. The toy can be of three dimensional extent and is supported by a unique f... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5829073 | Toilet training kit A toilet training system in which a decal having a background scene imprinted thereon is adhesively fixed to a toilet lid and a plurality of appliques, each of which depict an entity belonging to the aforementioned background scene, are provided as indivi... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5788554 | Plush puzzle toy A plush toy is provided having a body and plurality of detachable appendages in the form of arms, legs, tail and a head. The appendages are provided with a male member having hook-and-latch material which fits into mating alignment with recesses provided ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5733166 | Story board with attachable elements A story board with attachable elements (10) for being secured to a wall, with the associated set of dolls (26) being individually and releasably secured thereto. A plurality of loop members (14) are provided along the top border to enable the securement o... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5720646 | Vehicle for use with games or demonstrative tools Disclosed is a vehicle having a body portion which may be rolled upon and secured to a mating surface. In one embodiment, the vehicle comprises a first axle having a wheel member mounted thereon and a second axle having another wheel member mounted thereo... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5707269 | Detachable child's toy A child's toy which includes a plurality of detachable planar wall members. Each of the wall members has an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a plurality of side edges. The side edges define four corners. A plurality of VELCRO hook and loop type ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5620325 | Educational blocks with enhanced manipulation features The invention discloses an educational block having a frame member portion with a thickness appropriate for grasping, and a translucent window portion, the edge of which cooperates with the inner surface of portions of the frame member portion.... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5597339 | Stuffed toy figure and offspring assembly An animal-like stuffed toy figure most of whose body is covered with a simulated hairy fur of a character appropriate to the animal which the figure resembles. The body is provided with a closable internal pouch in which is received a latent offspring. Th... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5593160 | Pictorial competition entry method and means and apparatus for conducting said competition A novel method of entering a pictorial competition of the type in which the position of an object omitted from a picture is required to be identified is in the form of a sheet on which a multiplicity of crosses or other indicia are displayed, the crosses ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5560568 | Recovery system and method for capturing and securing an air vehicle to landing platform Apparatus and method for recovering and arresting an aircraft on a floating platform is disclosed. The aircraft has a fuselage, a wing, and a source of propulsion for propelling the aircraft in flight. During landing approach, an inflatable cushion attach... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5555660 | Modular signage system A modular sign comprises a perforated base having a multiplicity of apertures spaced a predetermined distance apart in both horizontal and vertical directions and a plurality of sign modules--positioned on the base. Each sign module has at least two regis... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5551687 | Toy having multiple tags The present invention provides a toy having multiple tags that serve a variety of purposes including amusement, education, and/or third party advertising.... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5540609 | Story quilt and associated set of dolls A story quilt and associated set of dolls (10) for being secured to a wall, with the associated set of dolls (26) being individually and releasably secured thereto. A plurality of loop members (14) are provided along the top border to enable the securemen... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5501627 | Children's toy with peek-a-boo activation A child's toy has an electrically actuated function such as talking or moving which function is initiated by first covering a sensor and then, within a short time, uncovering the sensor. In a preferred arrangement, a stuffed doll includes potodetectors lo... | 03/26/1996 |
